Apple Dumplings

Directions

1. Sift flour once before measuring.
2. Sift flour and salt together and cut in shortening, leaving some of the shortening in lumps the size of giant peas.
3. Add just enough water (a little at a time) to make dough stay together.
4. Roll out dough about 1/8 inch thick and cut it into 7-inch squares.
5. Lay the squares in a baking pan.
6. Pare and core the apples and pace place an apple in the center of each square.
7. Fill the cored center of each apple with sugar and cinnamon, then dot with butter.
8. Fold the points up over the apples, sealing well.
9. The dumplings should be about 2 inches apart in the pan.
10. Place the pan in the refrigerator and chill.